Frederick Melland Explained

Frederick Melland
Birth Name:Frederick Neville Shinwell Melland
Birth Date:3 April 1904
Birth Place:Manchester, England
Death Place:Swansea, Wales
Education:Winchester College
Trinity College, Oxford
Relatives:H. H. Asquith (uncle)
Raymond Asquith (cousin)
Herbert Asquith (cousin)
Arthur Asquith (cousin)
Violet Bonham Carter (cousin)
Cyril Asquith (cousin)
Elizabeth Bibesco (cousin)
Anthony Asquith (cousin)
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Position:Centre
Played For:Oxford University (1924-1926)
British national team (1925-1934)
British Olympic team (1928)
London Lions (1928-1933)
Manchester (1933-1934)
Richmond Hawks (1934-1935)
Ntl Team:UK

Frederick Neville Shinwell Melland (April 3, 1904 in Manchester – December 7, 1990, Swansea) was a British lacrosse and ice hockey player who competed in the 1928 Winter Olympics.[1]

Biography

Melland attended Winchester College and Trinity College, Oxford, where he played lacrosse. He toured the US in 1926[2] and captained the England lacrosse team in 1932.[3] Additionally, he was part of the British national ice hockey team that finished fourth in the 1928 Olympics. He also played tennis, making the mixed doubles at Wimbledon in 1936 and the semi-finals of the men's doubles in the Northern Tournament in 1940.[3]

Melland was later a lacrosse referee.[3] He was the nephew of Prime Minister H. H. Asquith.[4] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Frederick Nevill Shinwell Melland . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070830040358/http://www.olympics.org.uk/athleterecord.aspx?at=4657 . 2007-08-30 . British Olympic Association.
  2. News: British Lose to Maryland . Baltimore Sun . April 4, 1926 . 18 . June 2, 2023-->.
  3. News: Frederic Neville Melland . June 10, 2023.
  4. Neville Melland (full name: Frederic Neville Shinwell Melland) . https://web.archive.org/web/20121023031509/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/me/neville-melland-1.html . 2012-10-23 . dead.